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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819858503321

Autore

Antonsson Haki

Titolo

St. Magnús of Orkney [[electronic resource] ] : a Scandinavian martyr-cult in context / / by Haki Antonsson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2007

ISBN

1-281-91728-1

9786611917289

90-474-1955-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (280 p.)

Collana

Northern world, , 1569-1462 ; ; v. 29

Disciplina

274.8/04

Soggetti

Christianity - Scandinavia

Martyrdom - Christianity - History of doctrines

Christian saints - Scotland

Hagiography - History

Spiritual life - Christianity - History of doctrines - Middle Ages, 600-1500

Scandinavia Church history To 1500

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-259) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material / H. Antonsson -- Introduction / H. Antonsson -- Part One. The Hagiographic Context / H. Antonsson -- Part Two. The Orkney Context / H. Antonsson -- Part Three. Martyr-Cults Of Secular Leaders In Eleventh- And Twelfth-Century Scandinavia / H. Antonsson -- Part Four. Secular Leaders Associated With Sanctity In The Twelfth-Century Scandinavian Lands / H. Antonsson -- Part Five. The Popular Context / H. Antonsson -- Main Conclusions / H. Antonsson -- Genealogy / H. Antonsson -- Maps / H. Antonsson -- Bibliography / H. Antonsson -- Index / H. Antonsson.

Sommario/riassunto

The focus of this book is on the cult of St Magnús, Earl of Orkney, who was killed in 1116/1117 in an inter-dynastic dispute. More specifically, it looks at the emergence of the Magnús’ cult in the twelfth century and the hagiographical corpus that was composed in his honour by Icelandic and English men of letters. These aspects of the Orcadian cult are not, however, examined in isolation but are rather placed within



broader Scandinavian and European contexts. Moreover, they provide points of departure for the examination of important topics relating to religious life and literature in early Christian Scandinavia, such as the earliest cults of native saints and the perception of martyrdom.